Grand Jury to Hear Evidence in Labor Case
Special Indianapolis report notes a federal grand jury session focused on interstate dynamite transport laws and a broader probe into a nationwide dynamiters syndicate linked to the McNamaras. Names of officials and agents from major unions surface as potential figures in the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Attorny Miller
McNamaras
William J. Burns
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Frank M. Ryan
E. A. Clancy
San Francisco
M. J. Young
Boston
P. A. Cobley
New Orleans
H. S. Hockin
Detroit
FE. J. Hendricks
Los Angeles
James E. Ray
Peoria
J. T
Ontario Won’t Get Hudson Bay Port
The Globe Ottawa correspondent reports no truth to a rumor that Ontario will be given a port on Hudson Bay. Boundary extensions will follow 1908 terms with Manitoba receiving the line down to a point south of Fort Nelson and Ontario not obtaining a coast on the bay. Ontario may share Port Nelson with Manitoba.
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Globe
Ottawa
Port Nelson
Manitoba
Dispatch
Ontario
Hudson Bay
Fort Nelson
Asquith Hosts Anti-Suffrage Delegation in Downing Street
Lord Carson leads a large anti-suffrage delegation to meet Prime Minister Asquith at Downing Street. The talks center on possible franchise reform and a referendum on women’s voting rights. Asquith signals sympathy with the deputation but warns a referendum would not sway suffragists without women voting. He also asserts public opinion in the British Isles opposes granting women votes, deeming it a potentially demoralizing factor if a franchise bill passes.
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Asquith
London
National
Anti-Women's Suffrage Society
Lord Carson
Keddleston
Downing St
Cable
British Isles
House of Commons
Legislature Debates Municipal Bill and Osteopathy Amendment
Edmonton December 14 The legislature in committee of the whole considers a municipal bill modeled on Saskatchewan law with seven councillors per new municipality and annual terms. A clash rises over a medical reform bill granting the medical profession power to regulate Osteopathy as physicians press the measure.
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CW. A. P
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Medical Council
Brett
Banff
Seven Years Added to Prison Term in Winnipeg Case
Winnipeg December 14. Harry Kelly and Frank Jeffs, who began a seven year term for attempted murder, received an additional seven years this morning on charges of house breaking and theft.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Winnipeg
Harry Kelly
Frank Jeffs
Lucknow druggist discharged after negligence case
J G Armstrong a Lucknow pharmacist was discharged by the grand jury at December sessions after being charged with criminal negligence in dispensing drugs. The illness followed the Detroit death of Miss Margaret Murray who received the wrong drug from a clerk at Armstrongs store. A 50 foot Braemer lot sold for 200 dollars. H C Bettet and Co advertise city swap.
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Goderich
Ont
J. G. Armstrong
Lucknow
Margaret Murray
Detroit
Armstrong
Braemer &J. East
H.C. Bettet & Ca
Portuguese Government Claims King’s Jewels Belong to Republic
Lisbon December 14 The Portuguese cabinet ruled that jewels found in royal palaces after King Manuel’s flight on October 5 1910 are the republic’s property not the dethroned monarch’s They plan to sell the priceless collection of crowns bracelets rings swords and daggers encrusted with precious stones representing historic tributes and inquests.
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Lisbon
Cintra Mafra
Manuel
Delan Royal Party Rescued After Delhi Wreck Off Cape Spartei
Gibraltar December 14. All members of the royal party led by Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife plus their daughters are reported well though exhausted after landing from the Delhi wreck off Cape Spartei yesterday. Ten male passengers remain aboard. rocket rescue expected as boats cannot reach the vessel amid rough seas. The liner's stern shifts ashore and the ship takes on water.
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Gibraltar
Royal
Princess Royal
Duke of Fife
Delhi
Cape Spartei
Fire Suppresses On Oceana Cotton Cargo
The British steamer Oceana returning to Wilmington from outward bound voyage to Bremen due to smoke in the hold has seen a thousand bales removed and the blaze thought controlled. The ship will be delayed a few days.
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Wilmington
N. C
Oceana
Bremen
Carnegie endowment trustees hold annual peace meeting
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace held its annual meeting in Washington with the executive committee report received and discussions on future work.
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Washington
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Lynching Talk After Shelby Double Murder
Mrs. John Dixon and her month old baby were found dead in Shelby North Carolina with a bloodstained scene. The mutilated husband lay in a nearby barn and an axe was recovered. Two black tenants, arrested after threats against Dixon, gave conflicting alibis as mob talk rises.
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Shelby
N. C
John Dixon
Outlaws slain as Mindanao campaign continues
Forty two Moros were killed this week in a clash with American scouts during the Mindanao operation to enforce a disarmament order issued three months ago. No American deaths. several bandits defeated with limited American casualties.
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W. A. P. Cable
Laneao Mindano
Mindanao
Jolo
Cyclone at San Salvidor causes wide damage
Advices from Managua report a cyclone causing great damage at Celba Puerto Cortez and San Pedro with severe destruction across coastal areas.
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San Salvidor
Managua
Nicaragua
Celba
Puerto Cortez
San Pedro
Repairing Members Desks in House of Commons
Ottawa notes forty year old government benches sent to the repair shop after extensive use. The desks, touched by many premiers and ministers, were found dilapidated and are being renewed one by one as officials inspect where state papers were kept.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
Woman Murdressill in Hospital Hears of Pa s Death
Mrs Louise Vermilyea, ill in county jail hospital and charged with murder, learned of her father Jos Wolf s death today. She is suspected of knowing details about other deaths. The sheriff may be asked to permit her to attend the funeral.
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Chicago
Ill
Louise Vermilyea
Dissonetta
Jos. Wolf
Warriner Seeks Parole After Big Four Misappropriation
Columbus Ohio December 41 The state pardon board will consider parole for Charles L Warriner who confessed to misappropriating 643000 of Big Four railroad funds He was Cincinnati Big Four treasurer and his case drew wide attention for hush money payments His sentence with good behavior time could end in three years nine months and 18 days after two years served He has held a top clerical post in the penitentiary main office.
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Columbus
State
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Warriner
Big Four
Cincinnati
Jeannette Stewart Ford
Blackmailers Penalized in London Case
A young woman named Butler received nine months and Henry Marshall three years for blackmailing Canadian financier LilJah Labor by falsely claiming he had committed an indictable offence. Marshall, described as a former Canadian secret service agent, faced additional details.
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London
LilJah Labor
Butler
Henry Marshall
Marshall
Secret Service
Canada
South Africa proposes own fleet to carry mails
London reports the Union government of South Africa considers building a fleet of armed cruisers to replace the mail subsidy to Union Castle Line. Chancellor Sir David Graff suggests funds now for mail subsidies and navy upkeep be redirected to the fleet, with five million pounds expected and ships to serve Britain in wartime. The plan prompts comparison with Canada's naval plan.
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England
Canada
London
Union Government
South Africa
David Graff
Union
Union Castle Line
Lord Strathcona
Earl Grey
Duke Approves Quebec Health Association Plans
Montreal December 14 Lomer Gouin announced the province is divided into ten seniority districts each to host an expert likely from McGill or Laval medical graduates. Dr Starkey welcomed guests and Lord Strathcona’s support was noted with a $500000 cheque from the High Commissioner. The Duke praised the association urging health progress for Canada.
Italian Wanted for Four Murders in Albany Area
A New York dispatch says the naked bodies of Mrs Horager and three family members were found hidden under a floor at a Defreestville area farm near Albany. The victims had been murdered and police seek a supposed Italian farm hand as the suspect.
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Afgjany
N.Y
Arthur Horager
Arthur
Defreestville
Albany
Fire drill success shown by city schoolchildren
Fire Chief Hatcher reports marked improvements in fire drill times across Montreal, Toronto Street, and Alexandra schools. Visitors including Mayor Milne and Trustee Turpin witnessed alarms and orderly evacuations with times shrinking from 70 to 23 seconds since the last test, reflecting better readiness for an emergency.
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Hatcher
Ami
Montreal
Toronto
Alexandra School
Chick Hatcher
Labor sluggers leader gets life in murder plea
Maurice Enright, alleged leader of the labor sluggers and business agent for the United Association of Plumbers, faces a life sentence for the Vincent Altman bar murder in a downtown Chicago hotel. A Supreme Court motion to vacate was denied by Judge MecLorely, with Joliet penitentiary as the likely destination. The conviction caps a history of labor disputes marked by violence.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Maurice Enright
United Association of Plumbers
Joliet
Vincent Altman
Supreme Court of
Coke County
Enright
Quebec Bridge Construction Update for New Start
Ottawa reports preparations are under way for a second start on the Quebec bridge. Plans are tested in detail to prevent a reprise of the 1907 disaster and questions arise about using nickel steel bolts. The bridge would take four to six years to complete with a heavy cost.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Incomplete OCR Summary of Local Meeting
A damaged OCR fragment notes an event with references to people and numbers, but lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. The readable portion hints at an agenda item and attendance figures, but details remain unclear.
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U.8
McNamara
the Globe
Tawa
James Whitney
Portugese Covt
King's Jewels
DELAN
Dixon
Mindano
Wariner
Broadway
Opera House
Duke
Asso
Lomer Gouin
Starkey
CW. A P. Dispatch
Ori
Trateler
Milme
Blad Nelson Spencer
Turpin
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